Robert A. Grant

8.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
94 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Robert A. Grant is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert A. Grant has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Materials Chemistry and 14 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Robert A. Grant's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (22 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (18 papers) and Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (13 papers). Robert A. Grant is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (22 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (18 papers) and Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (13 papers). Robert A. Grant collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Robert A. Grant's co-authors include Robert T. Sauer, Carl O. Pabo, Ezra Peisach, Michael B. Yaffe, Tania A. Baker, Michael S.Y. Huen, Xiaochun Yu, Isaac A. Manke, Kay Minn and Junjie Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Robert A. Grant

91 papers receiving 5.9k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

RNF8 Transduces the DNA-Damage Signal via Histone Ubiquitylation and Checkpoint Protein Assembly

2007 821 citations Robert A. Grant, Michael B. Yaffe et al. Cell profile →
Design and Selection of Novel Cys₂His₂ Zinc Finger Proteins

2001 553 citations Carl O. Pabo, Ezra Peisach et al. Annual Review of Biochemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert A. Grant United States	41	4.0k	1.0k	769	517	499	94	6.0k
Ulrich Baumann Germany	41	3.7k 0.9×	819 0.8×	717 0.9×	669 1.3×	731 1.5×	130	5.8k
Brian J. Sutton United Kingdom	52	3.9k 1.0×	683 0.7×	887 1.2×	310 0.6×	307 0.6×	188	10.1k
Kevin H. Mayo United States	55	6.0k 1.5×	435 0.4×	1.7k 2.2×	450 0.9×	412 0.8×	283	10.5k
Jianping Ding China	49	7.8k 2.0×	921 0.9×	612 0.8×	549 1.1×	304 0.6×	187	11.8k
A. D’Arcy Switzerland	41	4.0k 1.0×	374 0.4×	932 1.2×	958 1.9×	698 1.4×	61	7.0k
Léonardo Scapozza Switzerland	43	3.6k 0.9×	424 0.4×	874 1.1×	354 0.7×	628 1.3×	187	7.4k
Virgil L. Woods United States	50	3.7k 0.9×	454 0.4×	351 0.5×	476 0.9×	451 0.9×	121	6.5k
Mark R. Wormald United Kingdom	61	8.6k 2.2×	481 0.5×	477 0.6×	370 0.7×	496 1.0×	173	12.8k
Peter Karran United Kingdom	54	6.1k 1.5×	876 0.9×	1.8k 2.4×	292 0.6×	205 0.4×	132	8.9k
James C. Powers United States	54	5.7k 1.4×	589 0.6×	2.6k 3.4×	419 0.8×	899 1.8×	197	10.8k

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Grant, Robert A., et al.. (2024). The immune-evasive proline-283 substitution in influenza nucleoprotein increases aggregation propensity without altering the native structure. Science Advances. 10(16). eadl6144–eadl6144. 1 indexed citations

Grayson, Ben, et al.. (2021). Dissociating the effects of distraction and proactive interference on object memory through tests of novelty preference. PubMed. 5. 1492748095–1492748095. 1 indexed citations

Hymel, David, et al.. (2021). Design and synthesis of a new orthogonally protected glutamic acid analog and its use in the preparation of high affinity polo-like kinase 1 polo-box domain – binding peptide macrocycles. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 19(36). 7843–7854. 7 indexed citations

Xue, Fei, et al.. (2021). Heat activates the AAA+ HslUV protease by melting an axial autoinhibitory plug. Cell Reports. 34(3). 108639–108639. 7 indexed citations

Cárcamo‐Oyarce, Gerardo, Robert A. Grant, Jia Jia Zhang, et al.. (2020). ClpP1P2 peptidase activity promotes biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Molecular Microbiology. 115(6). 1094–1109. 22 indexed citations

Major, Rupert, Robert A. Grant, Saran Shantikumar, et al.. (2018). Cardiovascular disease risk factors in chronic kidney disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE. 13(3). e0192895–e0192895. 164 indexed citations

Qian, Wen‐Jian, Jung‐Eun Park, Robert A. Grant, et al.. (2015). Neighbor‐directed histidine N (τ)–alkylation: A route to imidazolium‐containing phosphopeptide macrocycles. Biopolymers. 104(6). 663–673. 12 indexed citations

Cannell, Ian G., Karl A. Merrick, Sandra Morandell, et al.. (2015). A Pleiotropic RNA-Binding Protein Controls Distinct Cell Cycle Checkpoints to Drive Resistance of p53-Defective Tumors to Chemotherapy. Cancer Cell. 28(5). 623–637. 69 indexed citations

Kim, Seokhee, Robert A. Grant, & Robert T. Sauer. (2011). Covalent Linkage of Distinct Substrate Degrons Controls Assembly and Disassembly of DegP Proteolytic Cages. Cell. 145(1). 67–78. 72 indexed citations

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Gullà, Stefano V., et al.. (2010). Mcl‐1–Bim complexes accommodate surprising point mutations via minor structural changes. Protein Science. 19(3). 507–519. 84 indexed citations

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Shechner, David M, Robert A. Grant, Sarah C. Bagby, et al.. (2009). Crystal Structure of the Catalytic Core of an RNA-Polymerase Ribozyme. Science. 326(5957). 1271–1275. 100 indexed citations

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Chien, Peter, Robert A. Grant, Robert T. Sauer, & Tania A. Baker. (2007). Structure and Substrate Specificity of an SspB Ortholog: Design Implications for AAA+ Adaptors. Structure. 15(10). 1296–1305. 17 indexed citations

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Bolon, Daniel N., Robert A. Grant, Tania A. Baker, & Robert T. Sauer. (2005). Specificity versus stability in computational protein design. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(36). 12724–12729. 116 indexed citations

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Bolon, Daniel N., Robert A. Grant, Tania A. Baker, & Robert T. Sauer. (2004). Nucleotide-Dependent Substrate Handoff from the SspB Adaptor to the AAA+ ClpXP Protease. Molecular Cell. 16(3). 343–350. 67 indexed citations

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Wolfe, Scot A., Robert A. Grant, & Carl O. Pabo. (2003). Structure of a Designed Dimeric Zinc Finger Protein Bound to DNA ^,. Biochemistry. 42(46). 13401–13409. 35 indexed citations

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Pabo, Carl O., Ezra Peisach, & Robert A. Grant. (2001). Design and Selection of Novel Cys₂His₂ Zinc Finger Proteins. Annual Review of Biochemistry. 70(1). 313–340. 553 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chataway, Jeremy, Sally Stenning, Norman M. Bleehen, & Robert A. Grant. (1999). Use of Different Outcome Measures in Randomised Studies of Malignant Glioma can Significantly Alter the Interpretation of Time to Progression: Reanalysis of the MRC BR2 Study. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 43(1). 87–92. 1 indexed citations

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Sato, Shigeru, Liang Zhang, Jong Kim, et al.. (1996). A Neutralization Site of DA Strain of Theiler's Murine Encephalomyelitis Virus Important for Disease Phenotype. Virology. 226(2). 327–337. 26 indexed citations

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Macfarlane, Donald E., Jeanne Stibbe, Edward P. Kirby, et al.. (1975). A Method for Assaying von Willebrand Factor (Ristocetin Cofactor). Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 34(1). 306–308. 258 indexed citations

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Zucker, Marjorie B. & Robert A. Grant. (1974). Aggregation and Release Reaction Induced in Human Blood Platelets by Zymosan. The Journal of Immunology. 112(3). 1219–1230. 50 indexed citations

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